Integrating young people into the labour market

Abstract

"Compared to European average figures Germany is characterized by low unemployment and on average labour market participation. This has, at least partly, been attributed to the existence of the dual apprenticeship system, as this form of training smoothes the transition from training to work. However, significant effort in the sense of financial resources and number of participants is allocated to support individuals' transition from school to training. This is particularly important, as a significant part of labour market matching in Germany already takes place at this early stage of labour market integration, in contrast to most other European countries. Pre-training schemes play an important role here, as they are particularly designed to support less qualified and disadvantaged school leavers to gain access to apprenticeship training. Three types of pre-training schemes are applied in Germany: agency based, school based and firm based schemes. Company and school based pre-training activities (Einstiegsqualifizierung - entry level qualification (EQ) and Berufseinstiegbegleitung - support for job entry) are discussed in this paper using the available evaluation evidence. Both schemes differ with regard to their 'maturity', as EQ has been used since 2004 and Berufseinstiegsbegleitung is quite a new scheme and first experience is still preliminary." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Dietrich, H. (2012): Integrating young people into the labour market. Apprenticeship training and pre-training courses. Peer review on 'The dual training system - integration of young people into the labour market'. (Mutual learning programme. Host country discussion paper - Germany), Berlin, 21 p.